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HORACE E. FINE, OF TRENTGN, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented' oct. 1e, ieee,

Application filed `Tanuary 13,1906. Serial No. 295,857.

To all whom it. may concern- Be it known that I, HORACE E. FINE, aciti.- zen oi the United States, and a resident of the city of Trenton,State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful lmprovenientsin-Numbering Devices, of which the 'following is a full, clear, andcomplete disclosure.

My invenflon relates to devices 'lor displaying identification-signs,and particularly to those which are carried upon automobiles.

The object of my invention is to so construct such a device that thesame may be readily inserted in or detached from the interior of anycircumferential or other, inclosing portion; and it consists of aresilient wire loop within which is attached a frame :for holdingnumbers or other means of identification, the said loop having a portionthereof adapted to be compressed or so reduced in area that it may bepassed through an orifice and expand'again into a circumferential orother like inclosure.

My invention also'consists in further -features of construction andmanner of operation, the .details of which are set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings, in which likereference characters rei'er to corresponding parts.

In the drawings, Figure i is an elevation off my invention, located inthe front of an-auto- A mobile-lamp door, showing a part oi the lensbroken away. Fig. 2 .is a perspective view of the same detached *fromthe vehicle, the contracted portion being indicated in dotted lines.holding the identiiication-signs and. a fragmentary portion of the loop.4 is a longitudinal section taken on lines 3 3 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is atransverse `section taken on lines 4 4 of Fig. 3.

ln Fig. 1, l represents the bead on the iront of the door of anautomobile-lamp, in which 'the lens 2 is supported. The lens ispartially brokenaway at its upper portion, showing the outer edge oi'the door-'Harige 3 in longitudinal section 4. My sign carrying devicemay be seen above the broken-away portion and also through the lens 2 inits position in the door of the lamp.

Referring to Fig. 2, 5 5 show the extremities of the loop, which extendupwardly and parallel with each other until they are turned into coils 66. These extremities may be b ent `to any'coniguration, according to thelocation in which it is desired to place the de- Fig. 3 is a rear viewoi" the frame for vice. The said portions then continue upwardly fromthe coilsv 6 6', turning toward each other until they intersect and areturned around a circle, forming a coil T.

lt is obvious that l may substitute for the coil 7 any other bends, thedepressions of which would cause an inward yielding action V of theloop. A

immediately below thecoils 6 6' isA fastened the 'l'grame 8. tiallyrectangular and is skeleton in form, having its face portion cut out to-form a rectangular' ori'lice. The ends of this 'frame are extended inthe 'form of tongues, which are turned back upon themselves around theloop portions, as shown at 9 9. Each leg oit the loop'where the tongues9 9 fold around the same is bent inwardly in the Aform of a kink toprevent the frame from sliding up or down or turning upon the wire.llrom the upper and lower edges of the 'frame also eX- tend tongues,which are turned back upon` themselves over the upper and lower edgesoi' the identification-signs to hold the same in position, as shown ati() i0. These identiiication-signs may be of any peculiarcharacter-`such as letters, designs, emblems, te. and they may be inseparate parts or all represented on one piece 01"' metal or othermaterial; but in the drawings l have illustrated them as numbers, eachnumber cut out oi a 'llat metallic plate. l slide these plates into theslots formed by the turned-back portions l() 10 and -fasten them inplace by swaging down the turned-back portions over the edges of thesame beiore the tongues l) 9 are loldhd around the loop portions.

ln contracting the device in order that it may enter the back of' thedoor of the lamp I pass one 'finger through the coils 7, which serve asa 'linger-hole, and my thumb under the frame. At the same time, pullingdown on thecoils 7, l draw the loop intothe position shown by thedotted. lines in Fig. 2. ln this position l may pass it through theopening in the rear of the lampi-door up against the'lens, where .lpermit the loop to expand again until it is resisted by contact Iwiththe inner peripheral portion of the 4lamp-bead. In this position the twoextremities or feet 5 5 rest in thebottom part of the lamp-door. Duringthis operation the frame is prevented from sliding upwardly on the loopby `means of the kinks and the inwardly-projecting coil (i 6. The loopis made out of a single piece of resilient metallic wire, and by virtueof the This -frame is substanlocation of the two side coils and uppermiddle coil one can shorten both the length and width of theintermediate, or that portion above the frame, when the coils '7 aredrawn downwardly. I may utilize any charactor of identification devices,suoli as a card madel of paper or any other material having' a number orsign represented thereon.

I have described my device as applied to an automobile-lamp; but thesame may be used upon other lamps or in any location where a removableidentification device is dee sired, and although throughout thisspecification I have used various terms-such as signs, frames/f loops,coils, Sco.,- I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction otthe same as illustrated and described, but reserve the right to utilizeany of the well-known equivalents thereof, provided that they are withinthe scope of my invention and as pointed out in the appended claims.

What I claim, ters Patent, isy 1. A support for identification-signs,consisting of an inwardly-yielding loop and a frame for displaying signsfastened within said loop.

2. A support for identiiication-signs, consisting oi aninwardly-yielding loop and a substantially rectangular 'frame fordisplaying said signs, having two of its op osite edges bent back uponthemselves to tasten said signs in position. 3. A support foridentification-signs, consisting of an inwardly-yielding loop and asubstantially rectangular frame for display ing said signs, having twoof its opposite edges bent around said loop to fasten said frame inposition.

4. A support for ident'i'icationsigns, consisting of a loop having twoparallel portions adjacent to their extremities, the said parallelportions terminatingin a resilient inter mediate portion havinginwardly-projecting and desire to secure by Let-` coils, the saidintermediate portion being adapted to yield inwardly, and a Aframe forldisplaying said. signs fastened within said oop. I

5. In a support for identification-signs, the combination of a resilientand inwardlyyieldV ing loop, with a substantially rectangular frame fordisplaying said signs, the said frame being fastened to and includedwithin said loop.

6. In a support for identification-signs, the combination of a resilientand inwardlyyielding loop, with a frame having tongues on two ol' itssides, adapted to be bent back upon themselves to fasten said signs inposition. y

7. In a support feridentiiication-signs, the combination of a resilientand inwardlyyielding loop, with a frame having tongues projecting fromtwo opposite edges thereof, the said tongues. being folded aroundportions of said loop near its extremities.

8. In a support for identification-signs, the combination ol' aresilient and inwardlyyielding loop, with a frame having projectingtongues on opposite sides. thereof, the said tongues being ent, aroundparallel portions of said loop.

9. In a support for identification-sions, the ,combination of a loophaving parallel eX- tremities and an inwardly-extending coilintermediate said extremities, with a frame for displaying said signsfastened to said parallel extremities.

10. In a support for identification-signs, the combination of a loohaving parallel extremiti es, a coil intermediate said extremities and afurther coil between each of said parallel portions and saidintermediate coil.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set mv 8 5 hand this 12th day ofJanuary, A; D. 1906. HORACE E. FINE. Witnesses:

WALTER A. HOLDEN,

ALEXANDER PARK. f

